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Figure 5

From: Trans-species activity of a nonself recognition domain

Figure 5

The PA incompatibility domain interacts with yeast Rnr1p. A) Proteins were extracted from PA-expressing and control yeast cells grown in YPD. Under non-reducing conditions, proteins extracted from PA-expressing yeast contained a lower amount of oxidized (open arrow) Rnr1p and a greater amount of reduced Rnr1p (solid arrow) compared to the control strain. As expected, oxidized Rnr1p in control strain is converted to the reduced form when proteins are extracted under reducing conditions. An intense band at 155 kDa (*), inferred to be a non-reducible PA (FLAG)p-Rnr1p complex (see Panel B), was observed in proteins extracted from PA(FLAG)-expressing yeast. Equal loading across lanes was based on Bradford assays and verified by a non-specified protein that reacted with the anti-Rnr1p polyclonal antibody (loading control). The images shown here are taken from one blot and as such exposure times are the same across all lanes. Similar results were observed in three independent experiments. B) Proteins were extracted under native conditions from PA-expressing and control yeast grown in YPD and subjected to size exclusion chromatography. Following fractionation, proteins were precipitated and concentrated, and treated with reducing agents before use in immunoblots. Co-fractionation and co-localization of the PA(FLAG)p (detected by anti-FLAG antibodies) and Rnr1p (detected by anti-Rnr1p antibodies) provides evidence for a 155 kDa PA(FLAG)p-Rnr1p complex (*) in Fraction 3 of the PA(FLAG) strain but not the control. Note that the range of proteins included in Fraction 3 is from 238 kDa to 55 kDa as determined by the elution of a HiMark pre-stained HMW Protein Standard (Invitrogen, not shown). Solid arrow indicates reduced form of Rnr1p. Equal loading was confirmed using a Coomassie stained duplicate gels. Molecular size markers are indicated at the left in both panels.

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